Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School

| image = Bonanza K-12 School, Bonanza - DPLA - 4f56ff51175e3748f929ddfafdc6104c.jpg

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| streetaddress = 31610 Mission Street

| city = Bonanza

| county = (Klamath County)

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97623

| country = US

| coordinates = {{coord|42.200165|-121.406256|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public

| district = Klamath County School District{{cite web |url= http://www.osaa.org/schools/223 |title= Bonanza High School |publisher= OSAA |accessdate= June 3, 2017}}{{cite web |url= http://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Documents/CombinedDirectory%204-27-17.pdf |title=Oregon School Directory 2016-2017 |publisher= Oregon Department of Education |pages= 42–43 |accessdate= June 3, 2017}}

| principal = Jordan Osborn

| grades = 7-12

| students = 256 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4107020&ID=410702001466|title=Bonanza Junior/Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 26, 2024}}

| rival =

| ratio = 17.80

| teaching_staff = 14.38 (FTE)

| mascot = Antlers

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| colors = Red, white and black
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| conference = OSAA Mountain View Conference 1A-3

| newspaper =

| opened =

| homepage = [https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/schools/bonanza-high/ www.kcsd.k12.or.us/schools/bonanza-high/]

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Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School is a junior/senior public high school located in Bonanza, Oregon, United States.

Background

The school serves students in grades 7 through 12 in the city of Bonanza, as well as the outlying communities of Sprague River, Dairy, Bly, Beatty, and Langell Valley, the Yonna and Poe valley areas, and the surrounding region.{{cite web |url= http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E31F1F916F5CE05B3E307AE7216F4FD4?institutionId=51298 |title= Executive Summary Bonanza Junior/Senior High School, Klamath County SD |first= Art |last= Ochoa |publisher= AdvancED |date= October 26, 2016 |accessdate= June 3, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170616025520/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf |archive-date= June 16, 2017 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web |url= http://extension.oregonstate.edu/growhkc/sites/default/files/community_report_bonanza_final_for_distribution.pdf |title= Bonanza, Oregon HEAL MAPPS Community Report 2015 |year= 2015 |publisher= Oregon State University Extension Service |accessdate= June 3, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230409/http://extension.oregonstate.edu/growhkc/sites/default/files/community_report_bonanza_final_for_distribution.pdf |archive-date= September 25, 2017 |url-status= dead }} The school's bus drivers drive 520 miles a day, because the school's attendance area covers nearly 950 square miles, with students living as far as 55 miles from the school and having to travel on the school bus up to three hours a day.

The school building also houses Bonanza Elementary School, serving K through 6th grade.{{cite web |url= https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bonanza/ |title= Bonanza |publisher= Oregon Encyclopedia |last= Heidrich |first= Delana |accessdate= June 3, 2017}} Collectively the school is called Bonanza School, and the high school portion is known as Bonanza High School.

Building

Construction of the current school building began in 1944, after a fire destroyed the previous school in 1943.{{cite news |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11447282/ |title= New Bonanza High School |date= September 9, 1944 |newspaper= Herald and News |via= Newspapers.com |accessdate= June 3, 2017}}{{free access}} The center and right wings of the school were set to be completed in early 1945, and the remaining wing was to be completed when more funds became available.

Athletics

The school's mascot is the "Antlers" and the team colors are scarlet, black, and white. The school belongs to the Oregon School Activities Association and participates in the Mountain View Conference. Sports teams play in Class 2A-3, based on school enrollment.

References

External links

[https://valereelane.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/bonanza-school-now-and-then/ "Bonanza School: Then and Now"], by Donald V. Philpott from Klamath Country History, Klamath County Historical Society, 1984

Category:High schools in Klamath County, Oregon

Category:Public high schools in Oregon

Category:Public middle schools in Oregon